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I was honored to be invited to present my essay “Homeless Residency Restrictions” later this week as part of 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Symposium Series. The essay explores proposed legislation in WV that would have prevented individuals experiencing homelessness from residing near schools.

#AcademicJobOpening: Applications are still open for a #PostDoc fellowship w/A4J at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU. The post-doctoral #fellowship program will be a principal research engine for A4J’s newest endeavor, Rethinking Crime and Violence. Learn more & apply 👇 apply.interfolio.com/119572

Join us this Friday, March 31 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., for a discussion on legal issues surrounding tent encampments with professors Alexandra Flynn, Ben McJunkin, and Terry Skolnik. Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/592461146237

I’m excited to take part in this panel on such an important topic. Thanks so much to Centre de droit public uOttawa Public Law Centre for inviting me!

There is still no feeling quite like seeing your work in print! This was such a personal project, and I want to once again thank the editors at California Law Review for bringing it to life.

I’m pleased to announce that my latest article, Collusive Prosecution, with J.J. Prescott Michigan Law School, has been published by the Iowa Law Review. We use a public fiduciary framework to examine the prosecutorial ethics of certain fictional plea bargains. ilr.law.uiowa.edu/sites/ilr.law.…

Loved reading both Penalizing Prevention and Rape as Indignity, both highly recommended! Congrats, Doron Dorfman and Ben McJunkin on publishing these terrific contributions!

Thanks in part to the work of the Academy for Justice, I am excited to see ASU Law increasingly being recognized as home to a fantastic criminal law program!

It’s official: I’m tenured!! Thanks to everyone at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU who have supported my work these past five years. And thank you to all the mentors and commentators who have helped me refine my ideas.

VLR will re-open for article submissions on Scholastica (this account moved to Bluesky) on Monday, July 29th! We look forward to reading your articles! virginialawreview.org/submissions/ar…

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I’m a little belated in making this announcement, but my newest Essay on Grants Pass v. Johnson will be forthcoming in Wᴀsʜ. U. L. Rᴇᴠ.. An early version is available on SSRN. As always, comments are very much welcome! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

I’m contemplating developing a seminar on Criminal Law Theory. Has anyone taught something similar? Would you be willing to share a syllabus?

I’ve been spending all my free time lately at the new place. As of this last week, it now seems like most legal academics have made the switch. If you’re interested, follow me there: bsky.app/profile/benmcj…

Come join us on Friday, 4/10 for our ⁦Widener Law CW⁩ law review symposium. I’ll present “Compassionate Undercharging,” forthcoming ⁦UC Davis Law Review⁩! ⁦Michelle M. Dempsey⁩ ⁦Ben McJunkin⁩ ⁦Dr Rachel Wechsler⁩ ⁦Natalie Nanasi⁩